Is Spider Man Freshman Year Introducing A Black Norman Osborn To The Mcu

Some familiar faces are returning for Spider-Man: Freshman Year, a new animated series for Disney+. The Marvel Animation panel at Comic-Con 2022 provided the first look at concept art for Spider-Man: Freshman Year, including the show’s host of villains. One of those foes is longtime Spider-Man nemesis Norman Osborn, who appears in the Tony Stark mentor role in a scene swiped from Captain America: Civil War. Eagle-eyed fans have noticed that the concept art of Norman Osborn changes his skin tone and facial features, with the Green Goblin now looking more like a Black man.

First look at Norman Osborn in ‘SPIDER-MAN: FRESHMAN YEAR’. #SDCC pic.twitter.com/LIc0HHBVqj

Spider-Man: Freshman Year will include Nico Minuro of the Runaways, Lonnie Lincoln, Amadeus Cho, Harry Osborn, and more. It is set before Captain America: Civil War.https://t.co/taavQtaKjd pic.twitter.com/9MR4UlMEfy